Sausage and Asparagus Quiche

This sausage and asparagus quiche is savory and delicious, and the perfect dish for an Easter brunch. Spicy country sausage combined with cream cheese, topped with eggs, half-and-half, and asparagus makes for a delicious breakfast quiche recipe.
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Sausage and Asparagus Quiche
This sausage and asparagus quiche is savory and delicious, and the perfect dish for an Easter brunch. Spicy country sausage combined with cream cheese, topped with eggs, half-and-half, and asparagus makes for a delicious breakfast quiche recipe.

April 29, 2025
URL: https://www.birdseye.com/recipes/breakfast/sausage-and-asparagus-quiche-7929

  • Prep time 25 minutes
  • Total time 80 minutes
  • Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 1 frozen Marie Callender's® Deep Dish Pie Shell

  • 1/3 pound Odom's Tennessee Pride® Hot Country Sausage, thawed if frozen

  • 1/3 cup chopped yellow onion

  • 4 ounces 1/3 less fat cream cheese (Neufchatel), softened

  • 4 eggs

  • 3/4 cup fat free half-and-half

  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt

  • 1 bag (8 oz each) Birds Eye® Steamfresh® Asparagus Spears, chopped

Nutrition Information

288 calories, 15g carbs

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Nutrition Information

288 calories, 15g carbs

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Directions

  • Step one

    Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly prick pie shell with fork. Bake 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool slightly. Reduce oven temperature to 375°F.

  • Step two

    Meanwhile, heat large skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage; cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add onion; cook 2 minutes more or until onion is tender and sausage is crumbled and no longer pink. Drain. Add cream cheese; cook and stir until melted and blended into sausage mixture. Cool slightly; spread sausage mixture in pie shell.

  • Step three

    Whisk together eggs, half-and-half and garlic salt in medium bowl until blended; stir in asparagus. Pour egg mixture over sausage mixture in pie shell.

  • Step four

    Bake at 375°F 40 to 45 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool slightly before cutting into slices.

Tips

Make Ahead: Store in refrigerator covered with plastic wrap for up to 3 days. Reheat on baking sheet, uncovered, in 350°F oven 15 minutes or until thoroughly warm.

Nutrition Information

288 calories, 15g carbs

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Sausage and Asparagus Quiche

Nutrition information

Nutrient Amount % Daily Value
Calcium 65 mg 6%
Carbohydrate 15 g 5%
Cholesterol 116 mg 39%
Total Fat 20 g 31%
Iron 2 mg 9%
Calories 288 kcal 14%
Sodium 375 mg 16%
Protein 9 g 18%
Saturated Fat 6 g 31%
Sugars 3 g 0
Vitamin C 6 mg 10%